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Building a Linux GPU Driver for the M4 Mac Mini in One Month

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thrwy19940314 · 1789509926 · focus · HN ↗
All this work is tainted since the poster is ex-Apple[1]. There is no way Linux will take that code, since people from Apple also contribute to Linux and this creates a major conflict.
There's also ongoing issues around Codex for this sort of thing, given Apple is suing OpenAI over stolen trade secrets[2]. And nobody knows whether training data in other models is similarly tainted.
[1]: <a href="https://codyho.dev/documents/cody_ho_resume.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://codyho.dev/documents/cody_ho_resume.pdf
[2]: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/10/apple-sues-openai-trade-secrets" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/10/apple-sue...
1. userbinator · 1789536710 · focus · HN ↗
  I don't give a flying fuck.
  Ignoring the idiocy of Imaginary Property is how China is winning.
  It's time we caught up and then leap ahead. Everything is a derivative work.
  1. otterley · 1789537414 · focus · HN ↗
    So, what do you do for a living?
    Dylan16807 · 1789541107 · focus · HN ↗
    If you're going to make some kind of argument about the benefits of copyright for preserving software jobs, keep in mind this is a driver for hardware apple sells. Everyone would be better off if drivers were mandatory open source.
    [deleted] · 1789542102 · focus · HN ↗
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